Atmosphere, ecology and evolution: What drove the Miocene expansion of C4 grasslands?

Journal of Ecology

Volumn 96, Issue 1, 2008, Pages 35-45

  Osborne, Colin P ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SHEFFIELD   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Atmospheric CO2; C4 plants; Climate change; Fire; Grassland; Grazing; Poaceae; Rainfall; Savanna; Seasonality

Indexed keywords

C4 PLANT; CLIMATE CHANGE; FOSSIL RECORD; GRASSLAND; GRAZING; HYPOTHESIS TESTING; MIOCENE; OLIGOCENE; RAINFALL; SAVANNA; SEASONALITY; SPECIES RICHNESS; STARVATION;

ANDROPOGONEAE; PANICEAE; POACEAE; ZANCLEA;

EID: 37149051481     PISSN: 00220477     EISSN: 13652745     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-2745.2007.01323.x     Document Type: Review

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